ventral root


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ventral root

n.
Either of the two roots of a spinal nerve, consisting of motor fibers and arising from the anterior section of the spinal cord.
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Noun 1. ventral root - one of two the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibers
efferent, efferent nerve, motor nerve - a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands
nervus spinalis, spinal nerve - any of the 31 pairs of nerves emerging from each side of the spinal cord (each attached to the cord by two roots: ventral and dorsal)
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Other studies have also shown that ventral root avulsions cause motor neurons death associated with neuronophagia.
Impairment Induction by Axotomy in Motor Functional and Histological Anterior Horn of Spinal Cord Structure/Induccion del Deterioro por Axotomia en la Estructura Motora Funcional e Histologica del Asta Anterior de la Medula Espinal
On his physical examination, there was a massive swelling on the ventral root of the penis beginning from the penoscrotal region, and urine coming out through the urethra when pressed on it (Figure 1).
A Huge Anterior Urethral Diverticulum After Circumcision in a Child: An Unusual Complication of Disposable Plastic Circumcision Device/Plastik Sunnet Klemplerinin Nadir Bir Komplikasyonu: Bir Cocukta Sunnet Sonrasi Gelisen Dev Uretral Divertikul Olgusu
Novikova, "A morphological and molecular characterization of the spinal cord after ventral root avulsion or distal peripheral nerve axotomy injuries in adult rats," Journal of Neurotrauma, vol.
Peripheral Nerve Injury-Induced Astrocyte Activation in Spinal Ventral Horn Contributes to Nerve Regeneration
On day 30 of surgery the animals were sacrificed by C[O.sub.2] asphyxiation and sciatic nerve (5 mm of the lesion site), spinal cord (specifically lumbar region), dorsal root ganglion (DRG), dorsal and ventral root were extracted and stored at -80[degrees]C till further analyse were carried out.
Prolonged constriction of sciatic nerve affecting oxidative stressors & antioxidant enzymes in rat

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